Much Ado About Nothing Don Jon's Character

“Leave him till tomorrow. I’ll think of some awful punishment for him.” (Shakespeare 239). In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Don Pedro woos Hero for Claudio to marry. Don Jon plays a trick on Don Pedro and Claudio so it looks like Hero has another man in her bedroom the night before Claudio and Hero’s wedding. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Don Jon serves as the character foil of Don Pedro by which Don Pedro’s helpful actions are illuminated through Don Jon’s greedy ways; thus, perpetually displays the idea of good vs. evil. Don Jon and Don Pedro are opposites because Don Jon is manipulative while Don Pedro is helpful. The Aragon army comes to Messina and Don Jon wants to spoil the masquerade ball. Don Jon states, *“I am honest about being a villain.”* …show more content…
Don Pedro, Claudio, and Leonato have a plan to trick Benedick into loving Beatrice. Don Pedro says, *“I would’ve thought she was invincible against any assault of love.”* (Shakespeare 85). Don Jon, Borachio, and Conrade made a plan to trick Claudio into slandering Hero at the wedding. Don Jon states, *“Come quickly, I saw Hero in her bedroom with another man.”* (Shakespeare 115). These 2 pieces of evidence prove that Don Jon and Don Pedro are both smart. This evidence supports my thesis because it proves the idea of good vs. evil. All in all, Don Pedro and Don Jon are very different from each other, but are also very similar to each other. Don Jon serves as the character foil of Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare because Don Pedro’s helpful actions are illuminated through Don Jon’s greedy ways; thus, perpetually displays the idea of good vs. evil. The traits of the characters Don Jon and Don Pedro affected the plot of Much Ado About Nothing by creating tension throughout the whole book. Even though they are brothers, they act nothing alike and are very different with some similar